In order to thank members of this community who have helped me test throughout the development process, I've named several of the hardmode weapons after them. The next stage of the game, the boss gauntlet, will include additional people's names in the gun titles. So if you aren't in one yet then just friend me and play Blocked and Loaded!
There are 3 new pieces of armor and 5 weapons; all purchaseable from vendors in the Secret Passage.
While you wait for the gauntlet to come out, you will want to take the time to run hard mode until you are content with your loadout.
Hard Mode runs get expensive if you die playing solo, so be sure to team up!
Other Tweaks:
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Complete hard mode without dying for +4 Medals
Alt tab no longer holds mouse in center screen
Chest spawn rates drop by 50%. Inside chests increased by 20%.
Rocket Launcher was doing double damage, fixed
Several guns needed rebalancing on speed, damage and/or accuracy
The accuracy stat was nerfed by 25%
Big Bat has started working out and can fly 10x as fast
Escort quest now says "Medal Awarded" when in hard mode
Item duplicaion bug fixed
'X' screen bug removed that deleted nearby items
Clear ring now only removes non-hard mode debuffs
Trading is restricted by character level
I believe I fixed the Big Bat respawn bug when host leaves
What's Coming
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Boss Gauntlet
Professions
PvP Team Games
THEN RELEASE OF THE GAME. THIS IS THE HOME STRETCH!